FEMA and Federalism Deanne Norgaard POL 120 - American National Government May 26, 2014 Season Hoard FEMA and Federalism The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a federal program designed to respond to natural emergencies and disasters all over our country. Its initial catalyst is a governor’s declaration of a disaster area. So when recent tornadoes touched down and cut a path of destruction through Illinois, particularly in the towns of Washington and Gifford, the governor made
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Communication During and After Hurricane Andrew The largest natural disaster ever recorded in the history of the United States was hurricane Andrew, which struck South Dade County, Florida, as midnight turned the clock into August 24, 1992. Contrary to what the American news media broadcast across the United States and throughout Europe, the first outer wall of the hurricane unexpectedly slammed into South Dade, packing 214+ mph winds which quickly escalated to 350+ mph. Most of the 414
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in the state of Florida. On a regular day, it’s beautiful, sunny, and calm. At the time, I was living with my mother and younger brother. My father was in Maryland looking for a new place to live. Around this time, Hurricane Katrina was coming along. This was our first time in a hurricane. To this day, I find it absurd how vividly I remember this day. If you were to ask my brother if he remembers it, he’ll tell you that he thought it was a dream. It all started when one day my mother gathered me and
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Physical Geography Lab Tues.-2:15 Hurricane Andrew A natural hazard is a possibility of a natural event that causes harm to humans, or other things we care about. The hazard is categorized between an extreme event and a disaster. An extreme event is just an unusual event that doesn't necessarily cause harm. A disaster is an event that does cause harm in significant amounts (Tschakert, Zimmerer, King, Baum & Wang, 2012). I thought that Hurricane Andrew was a very good example of a natural
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preparedness and response to hurricane disaster in within a community during or the before the actual disaster. THE ROLE OF THE NURSE' DURING HURRICANE DISASTER Hurricanes are a large tropical storms that comes with heavy rains. Hurricanes contains winds that may be in excess of 74 miles per hour and large areas of rainfall, creating flooding. In addition, hurricanes have the potential to create large and dangerous tornadoes (http://www.severeweather.com/hurricanes). The ocean-water temperature
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You might find that you're facing a situation where you'll have to think creatively. In fact, after Hurricane Katrina, a study was conducted that explored the relationship between originality and flexibility and the person's well-being and resilience after the natural disaster. A group's morale can often mean the difference between life and death in a survival
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What would you do if you lost things you did not give much thought about prior to losing? Back when Hurricane Sandy hit the US in 2012, I was living in New Jersey. I was lucky that I lived in the western part of the state. My house was not destroyed by the hurricane, but my household, consisting of my mom, brother, and me, was inconvienenced for two weeks. A day before a drop of rain even touched my house, everyone was preparing for it. People were stocking up on food at the grocery store, and schools
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George W. Bush was America’s 43rd president. He served two full terms of presidency. In these eight years of presidency, Bush had a few large issues arise in America. Two of the main events were September 11, 2001 and Hurricane Katrina. In both events thousands of lives were lost. Could more have been done to prevent all of the lost lives? On September 11, 2001, both of the twin towers were hit as well as the Pentagon, and there was a fourth plane heading for the White House, but it crashed in a
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The focus of this report is to classify the understanding that can be made about hurricane Katrina and the 1995 Chicago heat wave through the concepts of natural and social frames, but before getting into any further detail we must stop and ask the question ‘what are natural and social frames? ’ According to The National Center of Biotechnology, it is defined as: "the sum of influences that the surroundings, opportunities, or conditions of life have on promoting obesity in individuals or populations
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There is an annual listing made of names for the upcoming year’s possible hurricanes (Hurricane Facts). In 2005 there were thirty hurricanes, the names were in alphabetical order from when they started (2005 Hurricane Season). This was also the year that Hurricane Katrina ripped through the south of the United States. After this disaster there were many people doing research on the effects and cause of extreme hurricanes. John Prescott, a British politician, sparked a controversy by linking the emission
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